Chapter 22: Unwelcome Return
The Rangers gathered around as Kendall examined the Purple Energem, fascinated by her chance to study an unbonded Energem. Every other one she'd encountered had already been bonded and had constantly shone with power. The Purple Energem didn't shine anywhere near as brightly, and was cold to the touch, unlike the rest.
"What do we do now?" Arianna wondered, sitting on the counter nearby as Nerida butted at her for attention. "Isn't it dangerous to have an unbonded Energem?" she questioned.
"Very," Kendall agreed. "If Sledge gets his hands on this, it would be unlimited power for him," she warned, looking up. "We need to find someone for this to bond to," she told the team.
"But who?" Tyler wondered.
"Yeah, who can we trust with this?" Riley questioned. Kendall frowned, not sure what to say. They'd never been in the situation before. The rest of the Energems found had bonded with the one who'd discovered them.
"What about Arianna?" Teddie suggested, and they looked to the Mercurian as her eyes widened.
"Wh-what? N-no, I couldn't," she refused quickly, looking terrified at the thought.
"What about Ari?" Koda suggested, looking over at Ari as she comforted Arianna.
"No thank you. I've done my time. And Purple isn't really my colour," Ari chuckled, shaking her head. "Ivan stole mine," she teased, and Ivan smiled back at her, before glancing to his Gold Energem as it shone in the Crystal Beds.
"Well, what about you, Spencer?" Kendall asked, taking the young man by surprise. He blinked at her, looking startled at the offer. He then shook his head.
"No thanks. I'm SPD Gold, I don't really have time to take on even more," he refused, looking away. "I need some air," he muttered, turning and walking away, hands shoved in his pockets.
Sitting outside on a bench, Spencer sighed heavily.
"Should I even be an SPD Ranger right now?" he wondered to himself as he looked down at his hands. He didn't feel any different. After Annie had snapped him out of Omni's mind control before, he'd been fine, and thought that was it, until they'd been chasing a criminal down a few months later.
"Sky, Spencer, he's coming your way!" Z warned as she and Annie chased down a criminal running through the city.
"On it," Sky responded, and fired a blast at the alien's feet, forcing him to stop. He let out a growl, glaring at them.
"Give it up," Spencer warned as he held up his Morpher. "You've been found guilty of multiple thefts and counts of assault too," he announced as the others reached them. The alien let out another growl.
"Guys, watch out, he clones!" Bridge yelled, right as the alien split apart into seven beings, and rushed the Rangers.
"Great, would have been nice to know that earlier," Syd complained as she ducked under a punch.
"Hindsight is a bitch Syd," Annie laughed as she flipped her opponent.
"You say that when we're on a team with not one but two psychics," Kayden pointed out as he kicked out, hitting the alien attacking him, but he recovered quickly and tackled Kayden to the ground.
"Didn't see that coming though, did you?" Annie couldn't resist in calling over.
"I hate you," Kayden shouted back.
"Just stop resisting!" Spencer caught his own opponent's wrist and twisted, but the alien kicked out and forced him to let go, before punching him hard across the face. Spencer let out a yell as he staggered, the pain much greater than it should have been. His eyes opened, flashing gold, and with another yell he punched the alien so hard that it vanished, returning to the original.
"Spencer! What's wrong?" Sky shouted over to the Gold Ranger, who stumbled again.
"I don't know..." Spencer groaned, before yelling out another yell and rushing at the one fighting Kayden, kicking him hard and tossing him into the air.
"What's with this strength?" Kayden wondered as he got back up. "Spencer, dude-"
"Stay away from me!" Spencer pulled away from the new Green Ranger. "I can't...it's trying to...take over..." he managed to say, and let out a scream. A shockwave pulsed from him, tossing everyone to the ground and reducing the rest of the clones to dust. He then stumbled, and fell forwards, landing on the ground as he blacked out.
Spencer shook his head again, trying to get away from the memory of the first time it had happened. Kat had been working to try and get rid of the remnant in his head, but she had failed. Now he was working with Leánbow, who had a lot of experience with someone being in his head, but it was a slow process. He'd called over to New Zealand with Ari to help the Rangers search for the Plesio Zord, and to help protect the unbonded Energem.
"I'm sorry, if suggesting you bonding with the Purple Energem was inappropriate," he looked up as Kendall approached, looking somewhat uncomfortable. He couldn't stop his cheeks from warming, unable to deny the crush he had on the beautiful scientist.
"It wasn't. I'm sorry for being rude about it," he looked down at his hands again, and felt his stomach jump as she sat down beside him.
"Want to talk about it?" she offered, and blushed when he shot her a surprised look. She knew she wasn't known for the heart-to-hearts. That was Ari or even Arianna. She was the brains, not the heart. Spencer then chuckled.
"Thanks, I appreciate the offer, but I'll be fine," he smiled at her. Kendall blushed even darker as his green eyes met her dark ones. "And thank you, for not talking about what happened last time," he added, and she remembered the strange episode he'd had. "You asked me if I would bond with the Purple Energem, but did you consider yourself?" Kendall stiffened at Spencer's innocent question.
"I..." she shook her head. "No. I'm not like the others. I'm good with making the equipment, but using it..." she trailed off, shaking her head again. "It's impossible," she insisted.
"Is it?" she met Spencer's gaze. "You're great with the equipment, and I know the Rangers wouldn't have gotten this far without you, but is that really all you want?" he asked her. Kendall didn't reply, breaking eye contact. "I'm sorry, that was too much," Spencer apologised quickly
"It's fine," she told him, before clearing her throat. "I should probably get back inside, and-" she stopped as two figures approached, and Spencer looked around, his eyes widening.
"Spencer Bly, isn't it?" the blond asked with a pleasant smile, but it wasn't that he knew Spencer's name that got their attention. Their ears were long and pointed, and their pale eyes that were almost on par with Arianna's.
"Elves? Here?" Spencer muttered, and Kendall shot him a surprised look. "Who are you and what do you want?" he asked, his voice much more wary than Kendall expected.
"My, such hostility," the blond chuckled, clearly the speaker of the pair. "I'm merely here for a chat. My name is Dorian, and my companion here is Maeron," he told them. They approached, and Spencer stood, standing in front of Kendall protectively. "My, I assume from such defensive actions that you distrust us. Perhaps because of what happened before you were born?" Spencer stiffened.
"What's he talking about?" Kendall asked curiously.
"Leave us alone," Spencer warned the two, and the Elf chuckled.
"See, that's the thing," he shrugged as his partner stood beside him. "We can't. We're looking for power, and we know you have it. Either with that Zord that recently returned to Amber Beach...or through yourself," he gestured to Spencer.
"Why do you want power?" Kendall frowned at them, peering around Spencer.
"You see, about twenty years ago, our King was dethroned. And we want him back," he explained with a pleasant smile that instead sent a shiver down Kendall's spine.
"Take that up with the Queen," Spencer told him firmly. "And leave us alone," he warned.
"I already told you, we can't. So either you help us, or we'll make you," the Elf warned.
"Ms. Morgan, get back to the base," Spencer warned Kendall over his shoulder.
"What, but you-" she couldn't even argue before the Elves suddenly rushed them, making her gasp in alarm. Spencer blocked them with his shield, and as they stumbled back, he dropped it, running at them and kicking the Maeron before spinning and punching Dorian away.
"Spencer!" Kendall called as the two recovered quickly and knocked him back.
"Go!" he shouted at her, and Kendall turned, running back to the museum. With a chuckle, Dorian threw out a hand, an a powerful blast of lightning magic slammed the ground by her, exploding and tossing the scientist into the air with a scream. She landed heavily, and Spencer's eyes widened.
"Kendall!" he shouted, but as he turned to run to her, Maeron's fist slammed into his jaw. Spencer was lifted off his feet by the blow, and crumpled to the ground.
"My, I would have thought the son of the Golden Warrior would be a lot more powerful," Dorian scoffed, before his eyes widened as a pulse of power burst from the Gold Ranger.
"You..." Spencer got to his feet, his eyes shining golden. He glanced to Kendall, who hadn't moved, and he put his hands to his head. "No...no...you won't take control again!" he yelled, and there was another pulse as he bent over, crying out.
"What is going on?" Dorian questioned as Maeron stood beside him, looking confused. After a moment, the pulsing faded, and Spencer straightened up with a loud laugh.
"Finally, I get control," he chuckled, cracking his knuckles. "I must thank you two idiots, for thinking that you would get me to help your pathetic quest," Spencer smirked, and was suddenly in front of Dorian before he could blink. He let out a grunt, the light in his eyes fading as Spencer punched him in the stomach hard, and he collapsed, unconscious, as Spencer moved aside. Maeron lashed out, but Spencer dodged it and kicked him across the pathway, sliding to a stop by the road.
"Kendall!" the Rangers rushed out and to Kendall's side as the scientist finally came to, a hand to her head as it hurt.
"Oh, look who finally showed up," they all looked up in surprise as Spencer spoke, a twisted smirk across his face as his eyes shone bright gold.
"What...what's going on?" Teddie frowned.
"Who are those guys? What happened here?" Tyler asked, approaching Spencer, who's smirk widened.
"Stop!" Chase moved in front of him quickly, raising a shield as Spencer threw a punch. It shattered the shield and clipped Chase, tossing the Black Ranger to the ground.
"Chase!" Teddie and Olivia hurried to him as he groaned, a hand to his face as the pain pulsed through his jaw.
"What are you doing Spencer?!" Riley demanded.
"That not Spencer," Koda growled.
"At least one of you caught on," Spencer snorted. "And it was the caveman," he mocked, and Koda growled.
"You hurt Chase. You hurt family. You not Spencer!" Koda threw a punch, but he bounced off Spencer's shield and stumbled, falling to the ground.
"Koda's right," Ari spoke as she helped Kendall up, her glowing fading after healing her. "That's not Spencer. Omni, let him go," she called, but Spencer just laughed.
"Not a chance. Most of my being may have been destroyed by Doggie Kruger and the Power Rangers, but this body is mine now, and I'll make them pay!" he laughed, before streaking off in a flash of light.
"Where'd he go?" Ivan frowned as they looked around.
"I think he'll be headed for New Tech City," they looked at Kendall in surprise. "He said that he was going to make them pay. I think he meant SPD," she deduced.
"She's right," Chase said as he stood, with Ari healing his jaw. "And we need to stop him," he said, and the others nodded.
"You sure about this?" Ari asked them carefully. "SPD have Rangers too," she pointed out.
"Yeah, but he's our brother," Teddie spoke up. "And the SPD Rangers are now a Ranger down. We need to help them," she insisted.
"Okay, then I'll call Annie and warn her. Let's go," Ari told them.
"Spencer's Ranger signal has just arrived in the city," Kat announced, glancing to Sky as he sat in the Commander's seat. Even after a few months, it was strange for him to be seated there. Everyone had welcomed the idea of him being the new Commander, but even so, it was strange.
"The newbies are heading here too, they shouldn't be too long," Annie called over.
"Do you have to call them that? It's a little mean," Syd told her, but Annie just shrugged. Sky cleared his throat, leaning forwards.
"Guys, remember this isn't a regular criminal out there. It's Spencer. We can't go easy on him because he's our friend," he warned them.
"Sky-Sir," Bridge corrected himself. "How can we stop this thing? I mean, Spencer, how can we stop him from, you know, destroying us and the city?" he questioned. Sky didn't answer straight away, deep in thought.
"I thought he was working on this. What happened to make him snap?" Z asked, glancing to Annie, who sighed.
"He'd been working with a wizard to control Omni in his head," she told them. Z glanced to Kayden, who shrugged, knowing she was still getting used to such things. "Ari said that a couple of Elves – the same ones who tried to steal Spencer when he was a baby, of all people – attacked him and the scientist Kendall Morgan who's working with the Dino Charge Rangers, and he lost it," Annie shook her head, and her worry for her best friend slipped through. Bridge reached over and took her hand.
"We'll stop him," Syd smiled at her, but couldn't hide her own worry.
"Annie, you were the one who got him back to normal last time," Sky remembered, looking to the Silver Ranger. "Do you think the same trick will work again?" he asked her.
"Maybe," Annie considered. "But he'll remember that, and he'll do what he can to stop me from doing the same move again," she added. The alarms suddenly blared, and Kat frowned.
"We have another problem. Sledge has sent an alien here," she announced.
"What?" Sky frowned, getting up and walking over. "Why would he do that? He's been targeting Amber Beach," he muttered.
"He attacked New Zealand the last few days too," Bridge added.
"He might have gotten word that we've got a problem Ranger, and since the Dino Charge Rangers are on their way here..." Kayden sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Maybe he's looking to try and take us all out," he considered.
"Yeah..." they glanced to the newest member of their team, a young man with messy ginger hair mostly tied out of his face with a green band. His big brown eyes were filled with confusion. "I have no idea what's going on. What made Spencer lose it? And why are these new Rangers involved?" he asked.
"Oh, sorry Jacob," Syd apologised with a smile as he scratched his head.
"In the fight against Omni, Spencer was brainwashed and forced to fight us," Kat explained as she handed Sky a box, shooting him a worried look. "Annie and his former teacher managed to break Omni's hold, but it seems a fragment remained in Spencer's mind, and when he takes a hit to the head, it starts to surface and gives him enhanced strength. However, this time, he was attacked, and Omni's taken total control over him," she summed up.
"Right..." Jacob nodded slowly, an eyebrow arched. "And these new Rangers?" he asked.
"Involve Teddie and Chase," Annie sighed, and Jacob blinked, knowing who they were from talking to Spencer. "He went to help them in New Zealand, Sky-Commander Tate - has him working with them as best he can, since we can't get too involved with Sledge threatening us," she explained.
"They want to help, since it's Spence and all," Kayden spoke up.
"Good, now get out there. You know Spencer's going to show up," Sky told them.
"Yes sir!" the group called, and ran to their vehicles. Sky sighed, looking at the contents of the box.
"I'm not sure how useful this will be, Sky," Kat admitted to him. "I've not had a chance to test it properly," she warned the Commander.
"The others are going to need help, and Spencer is still part of my team, even if I'm Commander now. I have to help," Sky shook his head, and smiled at her. "Thanks, Kat," he told her, heading out of the command centre. Kat smiled, despite her worry, proud of how much he had grown.
Pulling up on her bike, Annie flipped up the visor and looked around with Bridge, Kayden and Jacob as they stopped beside her, looking around. Behind them, Syd and Z pulled up in the jeep and jumped up.
"Any sign?" Z called as she held her blaster up.
"Nothing yet," Bridge shook his head.
"These were definitely the coordinates," Jacob commented as he got off his bike. "But it's quiet," he murmured.
"Too-" Bridge was cut off by Annie putting a hand to his mouth.
"How many times have I asked you not to go all stereotypical lines on me?" she asked him. He grinned back, pulling her hand down.
"Sorry, can't resist," he admitted, and Annie rolled her eyes with a smile, climbing off her own bike. They looked around as Kayden suddenly let out a cry, and they saw him hit the ground.
"Kayden! You alright?" Bridge called as they ran over to him.
"Fine..." he grumbled. "I just wish it wasn't always me," he complained.
"You are a magnet for it," Annie commented, earning a feeble glare from her cousin.
"So you lot are the SPD Rangers I've heard about," they looked up as a cat-like creature walked towards them, holding a jagged sword in his claws. "Nothing impressive," he sneered. "Master Sledge has requested your destruction, since you can't stay out of our way," he announced.
"I figured that'd happen eventually," Bridge commented lightly, before raising his Morpher. "You're under arrest!" he warned.
"Hah! Try and stop me!" the alien challenged, swinging his sword. "Fury's Roar!" the Rangers leapt out of the way of his lighting attack, which slammed into Kayden's bike.
"Dude!" the Blue Ranger yelled, seeing his bike on its side, smoking. "Not cool," he seethed.
"I don't think I've ever seen Kayden this upset," Jacob said as they got back to their feet.
"Me neither. Wonder if he'd get this way if it had been me," Z wondered.
"It will be you!" the alien roared.
"Oh no it won't!" a blast flew through the air, just past Kayden's head, and slammed into the cat-like creature.
"Back off Fury," Tyler warned as the Dino Charge Rangers arrived.
"Hey guys, glad you made it," Bridge nodded to the other team.
"We wouldn't miss this for the world," Ivan declared.
"Any sign of Spencer?" Teddie asked.
"He's reached the city, but where, we don't know yet," Annie told her.
"I'll just destroy both of your pathetic teams!" Fury decided, holding his sword up. "Vivix!" he summoned the footsoldiers, who rose from the ground and chittered.
"Oh, now it's been a while since we've had this," Syd spoke as they fell into fighting stances again.
"Yeah, but they're different, they're not gonna be all 'ding, ding', and you know, spark and be full of-"
"Bridge!" the SPD Rangers chorused.
"Oh, sorry," he cleared his throat as Annie smiled in amusement.
"And I thought our Red Ranger was weird," Olivia commented mildly.
"Hey!" Tyler glanced to her, insulted.
"Well you are," the Forest Ranger defended with a shrug.
"Enough of this! Attack!" Fury ordered, and the Vivix ran at the two groups of Rangers. However, before they could reach them, another figure landed in the middle of the fight, and let out a roar. A shockwave burst from him, and the Rangers and Fury were thrown to the ground as the Vivix turned to dust. "What?!" Fury demanded as he looked up.
"Perfect..." Spencer smirked as he fixed his glasses. "Both SPD and Dino Charge Rangers. I'll destroy you all in one go!" he declared with a laugh.
"Whoa, evil Spencer is..."
"Scary," Syd finished for Bridge.
"Too bad the Commander doesn't have a Morpher. Would have been fun, fighting him too," Spencer commented idly. "I suppose I'll destroy him and the rest of SPD afterwards," he decided.
"Says who?" Sky called as he approached, tossing the box aside.
"Oh?" Spencer's eyes glittered as the Rangers got up and ran to the Commander.
"Sky? What are you doing? You don't have a Morpher any more," Syd reminded him as she reached his side. Sky glanced to her and smiled slightly, before becoming serious again.
"Kat gave me a prototype Morpher. It'll have to do, since we have one of our own to face, and this creep too," Sky glanced to Fury, who had gotten up too.
"I can handle Fury," Ivan told them confidently.
"Riley, you and Teddie help him," Tyler told the Green and White Rangers.
"What? But-"
"I get you want to help your brother, but you three are the best with swords, which is what we need against Fury," Tyler told her. "The rest of us will help snap Spencer out of it," he told her, putting a hand on her shoulder as Teddie hesitated. Sky nodded, impressed by the new Red's leadership.
"Okay," she nodded, agreeing with his strategy.
"Everyone ready?" Sky called as they stood together in a line.
"Ready!" the SPD Rangers called.
"Dino Chargers ready!" the Dino Charge Rangers held up their Chargers.
"SPD, EMERGENCY!"
"ENERGISE, HA! UNLEASH THE POWER!" the two groups Morphed, and Sky grinned as the Morpher attached to his wrist worked, giving him a white and blue suit that filled him with the power he'd been lacking since he'd passed the Red Morpher to Bridge.
"One! SPD Red!"
"Two! SPD Blue!"
"Three! SPD Green!"
"Four! SPD Yellow!"
"Five! SPD Pink!"
"Seven! SPD Silver!"
"SPD Omega Ranger!"
"Rangers ready!"
"Space Patrol Delta!"
"Tyrannosaurus Rex, Power Ranger Red!"
"Parasaur, Power Ranger Black!
"Stegosaurus, Power Ranger Blue!"
"Velociraptor, Power Ranger Green!"
"Compsognathus, Power Ranger White!"
"Triceratops, Power Ranger Pink!"
"Scelidosaurus, Power Ranger Forest!"
"Pterodactyl, Power Ranger Gold!"
"Dinosaur might, ready to fight! Power Rangers Dino Charge!"
"Done with your role call?" Spencer smirked, lifting his own Morpher. He activated it, and it flashed, Morphing him into the Gold Ranger. "Because I'm getting bored just standing here!" he shot at the group, and Ivan, Riley and Teddie broke away to fight Fury as the others started to fight Spencer.
"Vivix!" Fury called on more of the creatures, and they joined the battle.
"Man," Jacob groaned as he shook off a punch from Spencer. "This dude really packs a punch. I'm glad he holds back in training," he muttered.
"He's getting a power boost from Omni. We need to snap him out of it," Sky told them.
"If we can get him to demorph, a hit to the head should be enough to help Spencer take control again," Bridge said as Spencer tossed Koda aside. "That's how he snapped out of it last time-whoa!" he ducked under Spencer's high kick, and rolled away as Annie punched Spencer in the chest, thunder cracking above as her punch gave off a shockwave. Spencer stumbled backwards, coughing.
"Nice punch, but I know you don't have many of those in you before they start to tire you out," he recovered, and Annie growled.
"I hated arrogant Spencer when he was on our side. This is unbearable," she complained.
"I'll stop you!" Tyler raced in and threw a punch that Spencer caught. He then threw out his other fist, and it turned into a grappling match. Putting his full strength in, Tyler shoved Spencer backwards, hauling him into the air.
"Oh, strength isn't everything, and grappling with a bull...is a mistake!" Spencer managed to get down and twisted, turning Tyler's strength against him to toss him into Sky and Kayden, knocking them to the ground.
"How about against another bull?" Spencer spun around, only for the ground to shake and throw him off balance, long enough for a hammer to slam against his chest. Spencer cried out as he hit a wall, sliding down. "I don't care how many times I have to do it Spencer, I'll knock sense into that hard head of yours," Minos warned as he stood with Ari and Philip, as well as an Elf woman with deep purple hair tied back, and pink eyes.
"You'll be trying for a while, he's got his father's hard head," Ari commented, wearing her own armour already. Minos snorted.
"You mean yours too. You pair are too stubborn," he complained, and his bull-like armour appeared around him.
"Who's this guy?" Shelby questioned.
"Minos!" Chase laughed as he got back to his feet and pulled Shelby to hers. "He's an old friend, and one of our teachers," he told the others.
"And Prince Philip is here too," Riley grinned.
"Arianna called and said you needed a hand," Philip nodded, already Morphed as well.
"Ain't that the truth," the Red Ranger laughed.
"It doesn't matter how many of you there are!" Spencer roared as he leapt up. He threw out his arms, and everyone was thrown backwards by another shockwave. "Omni is the only true power! The true magnificence!" he yelled.
"Omega Morpher!" Sky shouted, activating the Morpher. "Electro Mode!" he put his hand to the ground, and electricity pulsed from his hand and shot at Spencer, hitting the Gold Ranger and tossing him to the ground with a shout. It also threw Sky back, and he landed with a cry.
'Sky, be careful,' Kat's warning came through their communicators. 'I don't know how much you can push that Morpher before you hurt yourself or break it,' she told him.
"Right...thanks Kat," Sky groaned, feeling the power already starting to drain. Spencer got back to his feet, growling.
"I'll destroy you all!" he vowed, but Ari's punch across his head made him stumble.
"No you won't!" she refused, and when Spencer recovered and went to counter her, but Alena leapt over Ari and slashed across his front with her spear, and kicked him backwards.
"Dino Morpher Blast!" Shelby clipped him in the back with her blaster, and he staggered.
"You won't beat me!" Spencer yelled, but was already weakening.
"Guys, what about RIC?" Jacob asked as he turned to his team-mates.
"Is it worth the risk?" Syd asked as she helped Sky back to his feet.
"I think we need to risk it. There's no way we can take him down otherwise," Bridge nodded.
"You're the boss, let's do it," Annie agreed.
"RIC!" Bridge grabbed the bone and tossed it into the air, and with a howl, the robotic dog ran into view and leapt up to catch it. He transformed, and the SPD Rangers caught him.
"Canine Cannon!" they called as the others scattered out of the way.
"That's not enough to stop me!" Spencer yelled, raising a shield.
"Then try this!" Tyler loaded a Black Charger into his blaster as Philip used his own.
"Ready?"
"Fire!"
"Dino Morpher Blast!"
"Royal Dino Punch!"
The three hits slammed into Spencer's shield, shattering it and pushing through into the Gold Ranger. The explosion tossed him through the air with a yell.
"Did...we get him?" Shelby asked slowly.
"Damn...dammit," the smoke cleared to show Spencer still on his feet, but his suit had shattered, leaving him vulnerable.
"Annie," Bridge called to the Silver Ranger, who nodded, she rushed in at Spencer, whose eyes narrowed. As he turned, tossing a ball of energy at her, another slammed into it, cancelling it out, and Ari kicked him backwards.
"You can't defeat me!" Spencer yelled, and Annie smirked.
"You've not beaten me once. Watch me," she told him, punching him hard across the face. Spencer staggered as his glasses clattered to the ground, and he followed with a thud.
"Oof, remind me never to get on her bad side," Jacob winced.
"Why do you think we refuse to spar with her?" Kayden chuckled as Annie cracked her knuckles, smirking.
"Fury's Roar!"
"Ptera Lightning Strike!" the two moves collided nearby and exploded, and as Ivan stumbled back, both Teddie and Riley rushed in and struck Fury across the chest as he staggered as well.
"You Rangers will pay! I will have your Energems!" he vowed, turning and running.
"Sure," Teddie rubbed her arm where he'd caught her with a powerful blow.
"He's all talk," Riley shrugged as they turned to see Spencer pushing himself into a sitting position.
"What...what's going on?" he muttered, a hand to his jaw. "Why's it...Annie," Spencer looked up at saw Annie in front of him Morphed. "Why is it always you?" the Gold Ranger complained, and Annie offered her hand.
"Because so far, I'm the only one who can keep you in check," she smirked.
"How's the head?" Ari asked Spencer as she healed his jaw.
"Fine...what's going..." he trailed off as he looked at the two groups of Rangers, as well as Minos and Alena. "Oh man, I lost it big time, huh?" he realised.
"Bigger than big time," Syd nodded with a smile. Spencer glanced at her, and double-took as he saw the Omega Ranger beside her.
"Sam?" he questioned, but Sky shook his head, laughing quietly.
"Let's just say we owe Kat even more," he told Spencer, who looked baffled.
Ari groaned as she walked into the base and pressed her face into Xander's chest.
"Told you things would work out," he told her, hugging her tightly. Nerida ran over to Olivia with a loud bark, wagging her tail happily. The Forest Ranger smiled brightly, crouching to pet her.
"How did it go?" Arianna asked as she and Kendall looked at them. Kendall's gaze immediately went to Spencer as he walked in, looking exhausted.
"Let's just say, I'm not sure who took more of a beating," Riley commented, and frowned as a woman passed him. She had long silver hair and long pointed ears.
"My lady," Alena bowed respectfully to her, and Zora smiled to her before reaching out and taking Mino's hand. He smiled back gently, a sight that was still strange to Ari, who couldn't forget when she'd first met him, when he was still on Dai Shi's side.
"Spencer," the Queen turned to the young man, who looked up from examining his broken glasses. "First, let me apologise for what happened out there. I knew Dorian and Maeron were dangerous, but I did not think they would approach you, or harm someone innocent," she inclined her head to Kendall, whose eyes widened in alarm.
"Ah you know...these guys sorted it," Spencer shrugged, gesturing to the Dino Charge Rangers.
"I'm glad," Zora smiled. "Spencer, if you would permit it, I may have a way for you to rid yourself of this...remnant," his green eyes widened in surprise. "I would not blame you if you were wary, I know my kind have not been very trustful," she chuckled.
"I..." Spencer glanced to Ari, who shrugged, looking surprised at the offer herself. "Sure, why not. Worth a shot," he agreed.
"And don't forget, I can just knock some sense into you if need be," Minos smirked.
"You will do no such thing," Zora warned.
"Thank you. Minos takes far too much pleasure in that," Ari shot him a frown, and he shrugged.
"Pardon me, but I didn't really get too much information from Arianna," Philip cleared his throat as they glanced to him. "What exactly is going on?" he questioned.
"Yeah," Shelby snorted. "We've been wondering that from day one," she shrugged, and the others couldn't help but laugh.
So after watching up to episode 8 of Ninja Steel, I've decided that after Dino Charge, Ninja Steel will be added in. RPM is going to be added as well, set in an alternate universe.
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